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Israel Threatens Iran With the Same Fate as Hamas and Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 2025-05-08 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel will do to Iran what it has done to Hamas in Gaza, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday, days after an attack on Ben Gurion Airport by Iran-backed Houthis. "I warn... Iranian leaders who finance, arm, and exploit the Houthi terrorist organization: the proxy system is terminated, and the axis of evil has collapsed," Katz said in a ...

Rescuers Say Death Toll from Israeli Strike on Gaza City Rises to 33

This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said the toll from an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Wednesday had risen to at least 33 killed and more than 80 injured, many of them children. The agency's spokesman, Mahmoud Bassal, told AFP that "civil defense crews, paramedics, and volunteers transported at least 33 martyrs and more than 80 injured, about half of ...

Hamas Reportedly Pledges to Halt Military Activity from Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 15:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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A Lebanese security source revealed on Wednesday that Lebanon has “received assurances from Hamas that no military action will be carried out from Lebanese territory.” The source, quoted by Sky News Arabia, also disclosed that Hamas is expected to “hand over in the coming hours” a fourth suspect wanted by the Lebanese authorities for ...

As Israel Plans Gaza 'Conquest', How Strong Is its Army?

This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's military has called up tens of thousands of reservists for its planned expanded offensive in Gaza, which an official said entails the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory. With one of the best equipped armies in the world, what forces are available to Israel? A large part of the adult population has completed military service and ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Hamas Member in Saida

This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Saida early Wednesday, May 7, 2025, killing a member of the Palestinian group Hamas whose death was confirmed by the Islamist movement. The attack is the latest in a series of targeted assassinations attributed to Israel since the ceasefire agreement that took effect on ...

Hamas Turns Over Third Rocket Attack Suspect to LAF

This is Beirut, 2025-05-06 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Tuesday that it had taken custody of a third individual suspected of launching rockets from southern Lebanon toward Israel. In an official statement, the LAF said the suspect, identified by the initials “Q.S.,” was handed over by Hamas at the entrance to the El Buss camp in Tyre, southern Lebanon. ...

Lebanon Races Against May Deadline to Bring Heavy Weapons Under State Control

Philippe Abi Akl, 2025-05-06 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s top three political leaders — President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam — appear to have reached a general consensus on the core elements of a national settlement, including reforms and the consolidation of weapons under the sole authority of the state. However, some differences remain ...

Total Offensive in Gaza: Israel Prepares Final Assault, Diplomacy at a Standstill

Soumia Benmerzoug, 2025-05-06 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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As the war in Gaza enters what might be its final and most intense phase, Israel is ramping up its military operations while also confronting a new “aerial” threat from the Houthis in Yemen. Amid this military surge, the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen, as diplomatic efforts stall under the weight ...

Hamas Says no Point in Further Gaza Truce Talks

This is Beirut, 2025-05-06 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas official said Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel's "hunger war" against Gaza. "There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip," Basem Naim ...

Second Hamas Member Suspected in Rocket Attacks Handed Over to LAF

This is Beirut, 2025-05-05 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army (LAF) announced on Monday that it has taken custody of a second Palestinian member of Hamas, suspected of involvement in rocket launches from southern Lebanon toward Israel. In a statement, the Army’s Directorate of Orientation said the individual, identified as (Y.B.), was handed over by Hamas to the Army’s Intelligence ...

Lebanese Army Says Hamas Hands Over Rocket Fire Suspect

This is Beirut, 2025-05-04 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army said Sunday Hamas had handed over a Palestinian suspected of involvement in rocket fire at Israel, days after authorities warned the militant group against harming the country's security. Hamas handed over the man "at the entrance to Ain al-Helweh", an army statement said, referring to a restive Palestinian refugee camp on the ...

Hamas Releaes Video of Israeli Hostage as 11 Killed in Strikes on Gaza

This is Beirut, 2025-05-03 22:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hamas on Saturday released footage of an apparently injured Israeli-Russian hostage held in Gaza as 11 Palestinians, including three infants, were killed in a strike on the territory, its civil defense agency said. Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18 amid deadlock over how to proceed with a two-month ceasefire that had largely ...

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